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Firefighters investigate fire at frat house in Oxford

Firefighters are still investigating a fire at a fraternity house in Oxford.

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Updated: 7:04 PM EDT May 27, 2013

Firefighters investigate fire at frat house in Oxford

Firefighters are still investigating a fire at a fraternity house in Oxford.

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WEBVTT TONIGHT THE MEMBERS.. ARE STILLWAITING TO GET IN TO SEE THEEXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.. GOODEVENING I'M MIKE DARDIS...SHEREE HAS THE NIGHT OFF...CLEANUP HASN'T EVEN STARTED..AND THAT'S LEFT BIG QUESTIONSWITH "THE NEXT" SEMESTER... JUSTMONTHS AWAY... WLWT NEWS 5'SBRIAN HAMRICK HAS THE BIGSTORY...(Hamrick "police still have thisfraternity house under a 24hour watch... because this isstill an active investigation... they're still looking for acause ... and how todeal with the fall out....")IT'S THE FINAL CHAPTER...(Cole ciambro "it's unbelievable... very very sad to see that... ") ... FOR A LANDMARK THAT'SPART OF THE LOCAL HISTORYBOOKS... IT ENDED LIKE THIS...CELL PHONE VIDEO TAKE BYWITNESSES SHOW FIRE CREWSWORKING TO GET IT UNDERCONTROL... AS STUDENTS WATCHEDIT ALL UNFOLD.(Mike oleszkiewicz "we were allaghast ... and amazed theentire situation ... ") MIKEOLESZKIEWICZ (o-scav-itch) SHOTTHIS VIDEO... OF HUGE FLAMES ...(Mike oleszkiewicz "it wasreally really intense... wewere standing right there ...and we could feel the heat justcoming towards us...")INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TODETERMINE WHAT STARTED THE FIRE... FIRE MARSHALS AND ATFINVOLVED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WASINJURED... MOST OF THEFRATERNITY LEFT AFTER CLASSESENDED. THERE WERE SEVERAL PHIGAMMA DELTA MEMBERS STAYING ATTHE HOUSE FOR THE SUMMER BUTONLY TWO WERE INSIDE WHEN ITIGNITED.(Sgt. John varley/oxford police"if it would have just beeneven a couple of weeks ago therewould have been a lot greaterpotential for injury ... or lossof life ") BUT THOSE WHO WERECOUNTING ON THIS HOUSE FOR THEFALL... WILL BE DOING SOME NEWMATH.(Cole ciambro c - ambro "I got acouple of buddies on the lacross team and they'recompletely distraught aboutit...") COLE CIAMBRO (C-AMBRO)SAYS HIS FRIENDS ARE WORKING NOWTO FIND SOMEWHERE TO LIVE INOXFORD WHERE HOUSING IS AT APREMIUM.(Cole ciambro "they were goingto live here next year... thiswas going to be their home...they signed a lease... w thefrat to stay here next year nowthey have to find a place tolive...") AS A NEW PAGE... ISBURNED INTO THE PAGES OF THECOMMUNITY'S HISTORY.(Hamrick "investigators say theycould turn the house back overto the fraternity as early astomorrow... brian Hamrick...wlwt ... news five...")POLICE SAY THERE WAS ANOTHERFIRE AT THIS SAME HOUSE BACK IN1983. IT STARTED IN THEBASEMENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED INTHAT FIRE EITHER.

Firefighters investigate fire at frat house in Oxford

Firefighters are still investigating a fire at a fraternity house in Oxford.